Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-02-22

lish, or cause TO be published, such
notice and description in the manner
herein provided, OF any animal 80
killed. manned or injured, for period
OF fifteen days thereafter, such corpor-
alton, company or person, shall be
liable 10 the owner OF such animal in
An amount twice the full value thereof.
Sec. 3. II the owner or owners of the
animal or animals 30 killed, manned
or injured, or his or her authorized
agent, shall make demand upon an
agent or officer OF said corporation or
company. or upon such person or his
agent, and such corporation, company
or person shall, for period of thirty
days thereafter. fail, refuse or neglect
TO pay for the same, such corporation,
company or person shall be liable TO
the owner of such animal or animals
in an amount twice the full valus
thereof.
sec. Every railroad company shall
keep book ut some station In each
county through which their road runs,
to be designated by the company, and
notice of the station SO designated
shall be filed with the county clerks OF
the counties in which such stations
are located; and IL 10 hereby made the
duty Of said company to cause IN be
entered In said book, within fifteen
day after the killing, manning or in.
juriDg Of any animal, the notice and
description provided for in section
two Of this act, and TO keep said books
subject TO the inspection OF persons
claiming to have had animals killed.
Should any company fail, neglect or
refuse to keep said book or to file such
notice 10 the manner herein provided.
or to enter therein such description of
any animal so killed or injured, TO.
gether with the time and place Of such
killing or injuring, for period OF FL.
teen days thereafter, such company or
corporation shall be liable to the owner
thereof in an amount twice the full
value thereof.
Sec. 5. IL any owner Of any stock
shall drive any stock on the line Of the
track OF any such company or corpora
tion with intent 10 iDjure such com.
pany or corporation, and such stock
shall be killed or injured, such owner
shsll not receive any damage from
such railroad company or corporation
thereof, and shall be liable to such
company or corporation for all dam.
ages such company or corporation may
suffer In consequence Of such act, and
shall also be criminally guilty Of fel-
oDy, and be liable to an Indictment
thereof, and on conviction shall be i'm.
prisoned in the penitentiary not less
than one or more than five years; but
nothing herein shall be construed to
prevent any person from allowing his
or her stock to pasture on the land,
, adjacent TO the line OF such railroads
or TO drive his stock over or across any
such track at suitable times and places
Sec. 8. In every case OF the killing
or injury oI any such stock. the body
OF such animal shall belong 10 such
company unless the owI er thereof
shall elect tu take the same in lieu of
said damages or part thereof. within
twenty-four hours after such wound
; ing vr killing. but in every other cas-
the railway or railroad company NAV
proceed to take care Of aud pres-ry.
the body of such animal; and il shal
be the duty Of said company TO pre-
} serve the hide of such animal for a
least thirty days after killing for iI
spection 10y said railroad or corpora
ton at the station house nearest to th,
. place where such killing occurred. i
! any agent or employe Of such com
, pany shall bury any animal killed u
wounded by such company, witb0u
skinning the same, or shall neglect {,
keep for thirty days for insne tior
0 any hide so taken as herein provided
. such agent or employe and such com
pany shall be fined any sum not lesi
! than one hundred nor more than thre'
e hundred dollars for each and ever,
: animal. to be collected in the name o
a the Territory Of Montana, before ap,
court Of competent jurisdiction, one
half OF the amount received to 90 I,
: the county treasury Of the count.
: wherein the recovery is had. and tn
? other half 10 the person q, whose In
stance the suit is brought.
Sec. Z. IL shall be the duty OF al
I railroad corporations, or railroad com
, panies. opei atiDg any railroad withi
q this territory, 10 keep the track G
such railroad and the ground on eithe
side thereof, for a distance equal 4
!. the space Of ground covered by tn
: grant Of the right OF way for such raj
road company, provided the sam
does not exceed one hundred feet ol
. either side Of said roadbed. free iron
j dead grass, weeds, or other daDgerou
y combustible material, and any rail
q road company or corporation falling q
comply with the provisions OF thi
section shall be liable for any damages
which may occur from fire emanatini
/. from such operating railroad.
Sec. s. That an act entitled an act u
+ provide for the payment Of stock killet
or injured by railroads, approved Feb
: ruary %. 1851, and an act amendator,
: OF said act. and all sets and parts o
j. acts in conflict with this acs ere bereb,